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I’m super excited to be sharing with you my first of TWO Small Patio Makeover on a Budget series! Over the weekend my wonderful husband and I -with the help of our kids- cleaned and dressed our front patio. Getting it one step closer to being a beautiful oasis! One of the things we initially did was power wash our patio. What a difference that made! I didn’t think our patio was too bad but once we power washed it there are a huge difference! The photos don’t do it justice!

Once we were done with cleaning the patio we then planted some very pretty perennials and some awesome hanging baskets as well as some pretty plants around the patio seating area. It was a very simple project with minimal work (with the exception of planting the flowers).

The patio furniture we have was bought on sale from Wayfair last year – https://goo.gl/at1bth this is the set we got but we bough it at the end of the season and saved a ton! When we got it we used it in our back patio last year but decided move it to our front patio and get a larger set in the future for the back.

Today I wanted to share a DIY tutorial that is super cute and can be used all year long. I was inspired by welcome post signs I’ve seen on Pinterest but wanted to add my own twist using materials I already had available. The only thing I purchased was the 4x4x8 post. If you do purchase any materials, you will be able to make (2) 4ft. Welcome Posts. One for you and one to give away. Or you can use the other post to make any number of projects!

Tools and Materials Needed:

4x4x8 wood post (I cut mine down to 4ft high) If you can’t cut it at home your local Home Depot can cut it for you fo’ FREE

wood glue

1×12 cut down to 1- 5×5 wood square

1×12 cut down to 2- 6×6 wood square

scrap window trim (optional) big enough for the 4×4 post top

scrap base molding (optional) big enough for the 4×4 post base

white paint (I used some left over paint, hehe) (optional)

black spray paint -or any color you choose

wall hook

caulk and wood filler-optional -I used it to fill any gaps on the trim

screws and drill -optional or gorilla glue

sand paper

DIRECTIONS

STEP ONE: First thing we did was cut down all our wood pieces that needed to be cut. I had my husband do the cutting for me, i’m not too skilled at using the saw and didn’t want to hurt myself.Continue reading →

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